Ground Pork Menudo

A hearty Filipino-style dish featuring ground pork cooked with vegetables, raisins, and tomato sauce. This colorful and flavorful meal combines tender meat with carrots, potatoes, bell peppers, and green peas in a savory sauce.

4 servings
27 min

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 lb lean ground pork
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • cups water
  • 1 cup carrots
  • 1 large potato
  • 1 whole bell pepper
  • ½ cup frozen green peas
  • ½ cup raisins
  • to taste salt and pepper
  • to serve steamed rice
  • for serving

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion, and sauté until the onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes.

    2 min

  2. 2.

    Add the ground pork and cook, stirring regularly, for 5 minutes or until the meat is lightly browned. Stir in the fish sauce.

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Add the tomato sauce and water. Stir, cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

    5 min

  4. 4.

    Add the carrots, potato and bell pepper, and cook for 10 minutes. Add the green peas and raisins, and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with steamed rice.

    15 min